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Starting Windows PowerShell

06/05/2017

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PowerShell is a scripting engine dll which is embedded into multiple hosts. The most common host you will start are the interactive command line PowerShell.exe and the Interactive Scripting Environment PowerShell_ISE.exe.

With Administrative privileges ("Run as administrator")

How to Enable Windows PowerShell ISE on Earlier Releases of Windows

In Windows PowerShell 4.0 and Windows PowerShell 3.0, Windows PowerShell ISE is enabled by default
on all versions of Windows. If it is not already enabled, Windows Management Framework 4.0 or
Windows Management Framework 3.0 enables it.

In Windows PowerShell 2.0, Windows PowerShell ISE is enabled by default on Windows 7. However, on
Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008, it is an optional feature.

To enable Windows PowerShell ISE in Windows PowerShell 2.0 on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows
Server 2008, use the following procedure.

To enable Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE)

Starting the 32-Bit Version of Windows PowerShell

When you install Windows PowerShell on a 64-bit computer, Windows PowerShell (x86), a 32-bit
version of Windows PowerShell is installed in addition to the 64-bit version. When you run Windows
PowerShell, the 64-bit version runs by default.

However, you might occasionally need to run Windows PowerShell (x86), such as when you are
using a module that requires the 32-bit version or when you are connecting remotely to a 32-bit
computer.

To start a 32-bit version of Windows PowerShell, use any of the following procedures.

In Windows® 8

On the Start screen, move the cursor to the upper right corner, click Settings, click
Tiles, and then move the Show Administrative Tools slider to Yes. Then, type PowerShell
and click Windows PowerShell (x86).

If you are running
Remote Server Administration Tools for
Windows 8, you can also open Windows PowerShell x86 from the Server ManagerTools menu. Select
Windows PowerShell (x86).

On the Start screen or the desktop, type PowerShell (x86) and then click Windows
PowerShell (x86).